Rivers Test and Itchen, and Southampton Water (Pollution)

HC Deb 16 June 1978 vol 951 cc723-4W

Mr. R. C. Mitchell

asked the Secretary of State for the Environment whether he will call a meeting between his Department, the Southern Water Authority and local authorities in the area to discuss the pollution caused by the pumping of sewage into the Rivers Test and Itchen

		1975–76	1976–77	1977–78	1978–79
Borders	…	2.08	2.09	2.02	2.04
Central	…	3.97	4.07	3.98	4.08
Dumfries and Galloway	…	2.63	2.63	2.60	2.65
Fife	…	6.11	6.00	6.06	5.70

and Southampton Water; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Denis Howell

No. It is for the Southern Water Authority to deal with matters of this kind. I shall be sending a full reply shortly to the letter which my hon. Friend has sent me on the same subject.